Bcauause NY had a baseball team called the giants
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New York Giants
They are not called "the new york football jets" by anyone else but Chris Berman. The Giants were called "the new york football giants" to distinguish them from the former new york baseball team (now in SF)... Its a joke that Chris Berman uses, as obviously there is no "new york baseball jets" or any other sport for that matter.
New York Giants
Yes, the New York Giants.
New York Giants
Currently the New York Giants are a football team. There was also a New York Giants baseball team that moved to San Francisco in 1958.
The New York Giants play American Football.
They were named after the baseball New York Giants. Their official name, to this day, is the New York Football Giants.
Before the baseball Giants moved to San Fran they were the New York Giants. The football team was then named after the baseball team.
The contact information for the New York Giants: New York Football Giants Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ 07073 (201) 935-8111
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